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“All these philosophers are no more than surgeons.”

“In such times, if you want neither to lie nor to wound, you are reduced to being silent.”

“Fortunately, when he lacks reason he also lacks words.”

“Stars more beautiful to the eyes than the telescope that robs them of their illusions.”

“The punishment of those who have loved women too much is to love them forever.”

“Of what must be said and what must not be said. The importance of knowing.”

Resonant Thoughts

"We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year. Our capacity remain…"

— Barack Obama

Politics1961

#time

"Never again while the risk of war remained must we allow ourselves to neglect our land weapon."

— Herbert Morrison

Politics1888–1965

#war

"If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?"

— Abigail Adams

Politics1744–1818

#Human Nature

"All the time we find ourselves in situations where people know things about the program, but they can't apply that knowledge to the program. Why? Because the knowledge runs counter to some organizatio…"

— Ward Cunningham

Technology1949

#knowledge